Ziggy Grover
From Power Rangers Universe
 | This article is about a/an ranger in the Power Rangers RPM TV Show. |
 | |
| Ziggy Grover | |
| Gender: | Male |
| Season(s): | R.P.M. |
| Color: | Green |
| Homeworld: | Earth |
| First Appearance: | The Road To Corinth |
| Last Appearance: | |
| Number of Episode Appearances: | 32 |
| Actor: | Milo Cawthorne |
| Ranger Operator Series Green (Ranger Green) | |
 | |
Ziggy Grover is kind of an all talk guy, which tends to get him in trouble. Generally wacky, clumsy, and awkward, he is often made out to be a clown and isn't easily taken seriously by others. He's energetic, simple-minded, and somewhat stupidly optimistic, which often leaves him on the receiving end of Dr. K's blunt verbal insults. Dr. K's obvious lack of acknowledgment of him in comparison to how she treats the other rangers tends to frustrate him.
Before becoming a Ranger, he was an associate of Fresno Bob, the boss of the Scorpion Cartel, an infamous crime syndicate. Clumsy even back then, he would often fail the missions given to him, but continued to work for the Cartels to get money to help support an orphanage full of ill children that didn't have the resources to get proper treatment. Ziggy's last chance came went he was sent to get a truck and deliver it to the five main Cartels of Corinth. However Ziggy, along with the truck, disappeared from Corinth, making the criminals believe he'd cashed out the shipment for himself. In reality, Ziggy discovered the truck was full of $5 million worth of medical supplies that he could use to support the children in the orphanage. He never told anyone what happened out of fear the orphanage would be targeted. He fled Corinth before henchmen from the Cartels could get ahold of him. When Ziggy found Dillon wandering the wastelands searching for Corinth, he made a failed attempt to hijack the loner's car before deciding to escort him to the city.
Through Dillon's skills, the two were able to make it past the Venjix barricade and into Corinth, but when it was found that Dillon had internal Venjix hardware, they were both thrown in prison. After Dillon was confronted by Colonel Mason Truman, he agreed to become the Black Ranger on the condition that Ziggy be freed from prison. Ziggy was thus set free alongside Dillon and joined the Rangers as an assistant.
Ziggy later tried to help the Rangers out by scheduling auditions for the Ranger Series Green, which at the time lacked an operator. As Ziggy frantically tried to salvage the auditions after a rough start, he was confronted by Fresno Bob's men, to whom still believed Ziggy owed money. It was then that Tenaya 7 under the guise of a human, saved him. Ziggy, impressed with what she could do, instantly brought her to the auditions. When the Rangers agreed that Tenaya would be perfect to fill the role of Ranger Green, Ziggy was sent to get the Morpher and deliver it to their new recruit. When Ziggy returned, however, he discovered Tenaya was actually one of Venjix's latest soldiers under orders to obtain the morpher.
After a frenzied chase, Tenaya 7 eventually caught up with him. Struggling to keep the morpher away from her, in an act of desperation, Ziggy activated the morpher bonding sequence, and became Ranger Green himself. His unauthorized activation of the morpher initially caused blatant disapproval amongst Dr. K and the other rangers, save for Dillon, due to his obvious lack of skill.
As Ranger Green, Ziggy still has a lot of learning to do. He still can't fully control his powers and his fighting style (or rather, lack thereof) leaves much to be desired, but what he lacks in skills, he more than makes up for in heart. When he first became a ranger, he was reluctant, frequently hiding instead of fighting, and was, as expected, extremely incompetent at handling the ranger tech, especially at controlling his new teleportation powers. Since then however, Ziggy has shown signs of improvement, able to hold his own against the Grinders despite his still apparent clumsiness, even proving to be fairly useful in combat. He also seems to be unsettled by the Ranger powers. For example, he questions why there is an explosion when he morphs, or why he must scream at the top of his lungs to activate morphing sequence.
Despite his criminal past he seems to have a history of community service, evidenced first by the orphanage and later his reference to a charity magic show he supposedly held.
Contents |
[edit] Green R.P.M. Ranger
[edit] Arsenal
- Series Green Rev Morpher
- Rev Morpher Cell Chip
- Engine Cell Chip series 4
- Engine Cell Chip series 6
- Ranger Prototype Series Covert Infantry Bio-suit series Green
- Nitro Blaster/Nitro Sword
- Turbo Axe
[edit] Special Ability
Aside from perusing the Ranger arsenal for battle, Ranger Operators can also generate their own personal ability without weaponry.
- Teleportation - Ziggy, once he's mastered the power, will be able to transport himself to any location, be it long or short distance, for a limited number of times depending on his suit energy levels. He can not completely control it just yet. Currently when he he does this he ends up injuring himself in some fashion or landing in a comical way. There are times where Ziggy has managed to pull off a successful teleport but those have mostly been life or death predictments with his full attention at what he is fighting or what he is doing to protect someone, instead of partially wandering somewhere else.
[edit] Zord Attack Vehicles
[edit] Gallery
 Ranger Green pose |
 Ranger Green manifests the Tail Spinner |
 Rangers Green and Black manifest the Croc Carrier components |
[edit] Trivia
- As of 2009, the Green RPM Rangers is a part of the Disney Stars and Motor Cars Parade at Disney-MGM Studios.
- Ziggy is the first ranger to not dress in his ranger color (green) while in civilian form).
[edit] See Also
Hanto Jou - Hanto and Ziggy are a lot alike. They are both funny and cheerful at all times, and usual serve as comic relief. They also both consider themselves as the best friend of the Black Ranger.This is Ziggy's counterpart from Go-onger.
